Police capture convicted drug dealer Timpke A convicted drug dealer, who allegedly violated his probation by fleeing from police, has been captured. Brandon Timpke, 24, described by police as armed and dangerous, was arrested Tuesday. He was arraigned Wednesday with another suspect. A Kodiak Police Department Facebook post more than three weeks ago asked for community help in locating Timpke, describing him as “a convicted drug dealer and he is known to car...

Thanking Kodiak community’s supportTo the Editor, We, the students of St. Mary’s School, would like to thank the Kodiak community for supporting us through these 60 years. St. Mary’s School was opened in 1954. Since then, many students like us have attended the school. We appreciate that the community has nurtured St. Mary’s and helped the school grow. As students, we appreciate that the community of Kodiak has kind people, great schools and wonder...

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Time to lower halibut bycatchTo the Editor, As a fisherman and consumer of Pacific halibut, I would like to speak up on behalf of halibut bycatch reduction in the Bering Sea. This nutrient rich region is a vital nursery for halibut that travel throughout the North Pacific. Its fishery policies are important to our own regional fishery health, and to our statewide legacy of fishery management. This impacts all of us. For several years, fisherm...

Hayden Foster back on the mat for KodiakFaced with the reality of being the only boy in his family not to graduate from Kodiak High School, Hayden Foster decided to return home. After spending the last year and a half at Palmer High School, Foster moved back to the Emerald Isle over Christmas break and is a semester away from joining his dad and two brothers, Cody and Jordan, as KHS graduates. “We have kind of a legacy in Kodiak, so I figured it would b...

Dimond girls on top of 4AThe revolving door continued atop the girls’ 4A Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches poll. For the fourth consecutive week a new No. 1 emerged. This time it is Dimond that grabbed the top spot. West Valley, last week’s leader, dropped to third. Last week, the Lynx toppled Chugiak (62-44) and Service (75-28). However, on Tuesday Dimond lost to No. 5 East Anchorage (50-46) and now stands at 11-4. The surging Was...

Intergalactic Nemesis touches down tonightThere’s an out-of-this-world show tonight. But there’s no need to worry: The show’s concept involves sound effects and swiftly changing comic-book panels, making it comprehensible to the average earthling. It’s described as a “live-action graphic novel” called The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth, where a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, her assistant and a mysterious librarian wind up transported to another pl...